Benjamin Connor

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Benjamin Connor
Born	1813 Glasgow
Died	3 February 1876 Glasgow
Nationality	Scottish
Engineering career
Engineering discipline	Mechanical engineering

Benjamin Connor or Benjamin Conner was Locomotive Superintendent of the Caledonian Railway from 1856 to 1876. He was born in Glasgow in 1813 and died there on 3 February 1876.^[1]

Career

Conner was apprenticed to James Gray of Glasgow. Later he worked for Murdoch, Aitken & Co, Glasgow, where he learned locomotive engineering. He moved to England, working in Liverpool and Manchester, and then returned to Scotland to work for W.M. Neilson. After this he worked for Robert Napier and learned marine engineering. He was appointed locomotive superintendent of the Caledonian Railway in 1856.^[2]

Locomotives

Main article: Locomotives of the Caledonian Railway

References

↑ "Caledonian Railway locomotive engineers". Steamindex.com. 1964-03-30. Retrieved 2012-06-23.
↑ steamindex.com

Sources

Ian Allan ABC of British Railways Locomotives, January 1961, page 58

Business positions
Preceded by Robert Sinclair	Locomotive Superintendent of the Caledonian Railway 1856-1876	Succeeded by George Brittain

Persondata
Name	Connor, Benjamin
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	1813
Place of birth	Glasgow
Date of death	3 February 1876
Place of death	Glasgow

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